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Sen. Bill Nelson and health care reform
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Sen. Bill Nelson
United States Senate
716 Hart Senate Office Building
FL
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Sen. Bill Nelson: key health care votes
5/25/2011 5:22 PM H.Con.Res.34: Ryan Budget Bill 2011
This bill would end Medicare as we know it, replacing it with a voucher system for seniors to buy health insurance coverage on the open market. Actuaries say the amount of the vouchers would not be enough for seniors to replace the coverage they would lose with the end of Medicare. [more]
Sen. Nelson voted No, which we score as a pro-consumer vote.
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‘Option’ is not a failure – not yet, anyway.
10/23/2009 6:10 PM --
For a political proposal that appeared ready to be staked in the heart by its opponents just weeks ago, the public option looked surprisingly perky this week. In fact, the only thing that now sounds optional about the proposed reform initiative is the abundance of public option options being floated. The perkiness is due, of [...]
About Sen. Bill Nelson
Current Office: Senator from FloridaName: Bill Nelson
Date Elected: 11/7/2000
Party: Democrat
Background Information:
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 9/29/1942
Birth Place: Miami
Religion: Presbyterian
Spouse: Wife, Grace
Children: 2
Education:
- JD, University of Virginia
- BA, Yale University
Professional Experience:
- Attorney
Political Experience:
- Florida Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Florida House of Representatives
Committees:
- Special Committee on Aging (Chairman)
- Committee on Armed Services
- Subcommittee on Airland
- Subcommittee on Seapower
- Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Committee on the Budget
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
- Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet
- Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
- Subcommittee on Science and Space (Chair)
- Committee on Finance
- Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
- Subcommittee on Health Care
- Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
